Day 13 “阳光男孩”不能说成sunshine boy

D: Hey，Alex，how are you today?

A: Great! I'm always in a good mood. I'm a sunshine boy.

D: You're a what?

A: Ya，I'm a sunshine boy.

D: Alex，we don't say that. I think you mean you're positive or optimistic.

A: Ya，I am!

All right，听完今天的对话之后，要给大家讲的是sunshine boy。为什么不能说sunshine boy或者是sunshine girl，大白？

Well，this is quite simple. It's Chinglish. In Chinese you can say you are a “sunshine” person，but in English we just don't say this. I often hear my student say：I am a sunshine girl；I am a sunshine boy. I tell them：You are optimistic，or you are positive.

以前经常听到很多学生在做自我介绍的时候说“I'm a sunshine girl.”或者“I'm a sunshine boy.”，自己是“阳光男孩”或者是“阳光女孩”。在中文当中我们有这种说法，但是在英文当中没有。

如果你要表示自己比较积极向上，你可以说：I'm a positive girl; I'm a positive boy.

如果你要表达你是一个乐观的人，就可以说：I'm an optimistic person.

All right. Today's bonus is quite simple. You heard Alex say：I'm in a good mood. If you are happy，you can say： I'm in a good mood. You can also say：My mood is very good today.

OK，今天的bonus就是教大家说“我的心情很好”的英文表达是“I'm in a good mood.”。